5 lesser known facts about Dinesh Trivedi

Dinesh Trivedi is the man amidst controversy after the Rail Budget 2012.

1. Political days

Trivedi started his political career with the Congress party in the 1980s, but switched over to the Janata Dal in 1990. Later, in 1998 he joined Mamata Banerjee when she started the Trinamool Congress.

2. Holy plans

Once he planned to be a monk, following an advertisement by the Ramkrishna Mission, but did not do so due to advice from a swami in Chicago and family in India.

3. Flying dream

He had a childhood dream of flying for the Indian Air Force and is a trained pilot.

4. Loan for study

After graduating in commerce from St. Xavier’s College (then Calcutta), he took a loan of Rs 20,000 to complete his MBA from The University of Texas at Austin.

5. Youngest kid

Dinesh Trivedi is the youngest child of the Gujarati couple, who migrated to India from Karachi during partition.